February is observed as Black History Month, and this year's theme is "Civil Rights in America." In the Jordan Archives, we came across a few items connected to Black History Month. Rep. Ralph Metcalfe of Illinois introduced a House Joint resolution asking for the national recognition of a black history month no less than three times (1976-1978) during Jordan's tenure in Congress, and Jordan was a co-sponsor of the second and third attempts. Below are images of the 1977 resolution and Metcalfe's letter to Jordan asking her to be a cosponsor--Jordan's handwritten consent can be seen on the letter.
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| Page 1, H.J. Resolution 255 (1977) |
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| Page 2, H.J. Resolution 255 |
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Page 3, H.J. Resolution 255
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| Letter to Jordan from Rep. Metcalfe, 1977 |
For more information on Black History Month,
please visit the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) at http://asalh.org/index.html.
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